Democrat Ted Strickland, Ohio’s current and soon-to-be ex-governor, has just written a powerful letter to his successor, Republican John Kasich, defending the proposed Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati rail link and urging Kasich to reverse his decision to scrap the project and send $400 million back to Washington. Kasich would have to be completely closed-minded and a fool not…
One of Minnesota’s elected members of Congress, Republican Michelle Bachmann, is an idiot. I am perfectly willing to treat with consideration and respect thoughtful politicians with whom I have an honest difference of opinion. But not Michelle Bachmann. Because she is an idiot. The litany of irrational and just-plain-crazy statements this woman has made is…
By a vote of 74-24, the U. S. Senate yesterday passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 2095), which incorporates provisions of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act. Boiled down to the basics, this means a lot more funding for Amtrak over five years. It also includes studies that could lead to restoring several…